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barbeque cast iron grill
john royce wrote:
If I soaked the cast iron one like that I think it would quickly turn to rust. So would anyone have any experience of easily cleaning a rough surfaced cast iron grill after use? Thanks. Cast iron is ideal for cleaning with sodium hydroxide. You need a shallow tray large enough to take the grill, and a large dose of clue. If you've not worked with caustic soda or any form of chemical before this may not be for you. You add caustic soda to water, never the other way around. It will boil and splash. Splashes on skin must be washed off immediately in cold water, some recommend using white vinegar but that's not necessary IMO if you rinse under free-running water. Splashes in eyes can result in you losing your sight so you need to wear goggles (at least) or a full face visor. You will also need chemical resitant gloves (NOT rubber) and a devent quality waterproof apron, PVC or polythene. Any splash in an eye and you need to wash in huge amounts of water and get to a hospital straight away, but the damage is likely to be permanent. You need about 25g of sodium hydroxide per liter of water. This solution is highly corrosive. I would make up the solution in the tray ensure the sodium hydroxide has dissolved by stirring gently with a wooden spook or paddle then lay the grill gently into the solution and leave for at least four hours, preferably overnight. You can, oif you are careful scrube the grill very gently with a long handled nylon brush to loosen the grease. Remove from the solution, wash well in water and dry immediately, if you can leave it in an airing cupboard to dru off properly. You'll then need to "season" the cast iron by wiping it over with edible oil. I'd then store it in oil-soaked newspaper. TBH it's a lot of messing about and strictly not necessary. |
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